In case you know of an NGO which works on the issues of child rights and education in Bhilwara, Ahmedabad or Mumbai, please do connect us with them. We are in the design and planning phase of an initiative and would love to partner with them.

I am in the process of collecting information about how to get the NGO registered... the last few months have helped learn a lot of things, and gain a tremendous amount of perspective from various people about having your own NGO. The views range from "Oh God! not another NGO in the millions already present!" to "Hmm! interesting! so what do you intend on doing?"

And every such question has reassured me that what I am doing right now, though has been done by many before me, still remains something that people.

Right to Information is a relatively new act in India and a lot of people are still not aware of this act or how it can be used. I follow a blog regularly on the news of RTI.

You can reach this blog @ India RTI or subscribe to its feed to get regular updates in your RSS reader.

There is website in Hindi as well, which can be reached here. This website contains a lot of detailed information about the act, and the associated content.

We are working on a few initiatives while you read this blog post...

In March'10, we plan to launch our third fund raiser and on similar lines like Chitrakaar and 30on30.

This time we bring together various artists (Painters, Craftsmen, Photographers) and put their works up on sale for 45 days.

Some of these would have a flat pricing, and others would be on an auction. The funds collection via this initiative would be spent on Child Education and Rights in the state/city of <> through our partner and close to heart NGO <>.